Wind-shield.



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WIND SHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27. 1918.

Patented J an. 28, 1919.

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Patented Jan. 28, 1919.

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vIBERJI E. JACKSON, PENDER, NEBRASKA.

WIND-SHIELD.

To all wkom t may concern: Be it known that I, BERT R. Jackson, a citizen of the United States, resldlng at Pender, in the county of Thurston and btate of Nebraska, have invented a new and useful Wind-Shield, of which the following 1s a specification.

This invention relates to wind shlelds especially adapted for use upon motor cycles, one of its objects belng to provide a substantial structure which can be applied readily to a motor cycle and which will protect the driver from the wind, dust, rain, etc., -so that the machine can beused with some degree of comfort in disagreeable weather.

A further object is to provlde a Wind shieldwhich will aiford protection for the legs of the driver as well as for the upper portion of the body, the device, however, 1n 'no wa interfering with the operation and oontrolof the motor cycle.

With the foregoing and other objects. 1n view which will appear as the descrlptlon proceeds, the invention consists of certaln novel details of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter` more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that various changes may be made in the constructlon and arrangement of the parts without de parting from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device in position upon a motor cycle which is shown by dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged rear elevatlon of the wind shield, a portion of the motor cycle to which it is attached being shown.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 3, Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4 4, Fig. 2.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, A designates a portion .of the steering head of a motor cycle and B designates the handle bars. The frame of the motor cycle has been shown at C. The wind shield constituting the present invention includes a front wall and side wings, the front ,wall 1 being made preferably of sheet metal and having a window 2 therein while the side wings 3 are likewise preferably Speoiiication of Letters Patent.

this wall 1,

made of sheet metal and have windows 4. The wings 3 diverge rearwardly and the upper edges thereof are secured to a hood or Patented J an. 28, 1919. Application iiled March 27, 1918. Serial No. 225,012.

cover 5 of` sheet metal and ,which extends upwardly and rearwardlyfrom the front wall 1. The frontwall 1 is preferably extended upwardly along lines parallel with the steering head A so as thus to be incllned as shown in Fig. 3 and as the hood 5 extends upwardly and rearwardly from U a recess is thus provided for recelvmg the body of the driver of the motor cycle. The parts are held inthe desired position relative to the frame of the motor cycle by clips 6 which are bolted to the wall 1 and the wings 3 and engage the handle bars B as shown. The lower portions of the wings 3 are bent or offset laterally at their rear ends, as shown at 7, thus to permit the grips on the handle bars to be tion of the plate is secured to the frame in any manner desired, as by means of a clip 12. The plate is adapted to extend down to points in front of and close to the foot rests of the motor cycle and is sufficiently wide to afl-'ord ample protection for the legs.

When the device is in use the rider operates the machine as ordinarily and the upper` ortion of his body will extend into the space ween the upper wings 3 while the legs wil be back of the plate 10. When the handle bars are turned in steering, the upper portion of the shield will turn therewith so as thus to be dead against the wind at all times.

It will be apparent that the shield can be applied readily to machines already in use and is not heavy, unsightly or unwieldy.

What is claimed is 1. A wind shield for motor cycles coinprising a front wall, rearwardly diverging side wings, windows in said wall and wings, a hood connecting the upper ends of the wall and wings, means for supporting the wall and wings in an upwardly and rearwardly inclined position upon the handle bars of a motor cycle, a cros`s strip below and back of the front wall, means for attaching it to the steering head of. a motor cg'cle, and a shield late. depending from t e cross strip for em raclng the front portion of a motor cycle frame.

naamw diver g. rearwardly from the frontI plate,

a hoo connecting the wings and front plate, 15

and means for securing the wings and front plate to the handle bars of a motor cycle and in an inclined position.

In testimon that I claim the foregoing as m own I ture in the presence of two witnesses.

BERT R. JACKSON.

` Witnesses:

` E. T. Ummm,

J., E. WmmNc.

ave hereto aflixed my s'igna- 20 

